Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Free nerve endings serve as receptors for temperature and pain, and are therefore classified as sense organs.
2. Sensory receptors sense only stimuli external to the body, such as light, sound waves, smell, and touch.
3. Olfaction results from the stimulation of chemoreceptors.
4. Taste signals travel from the tongue through the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A) the skin becomes more elastic. B) lung tissue becomes more elastic. C) peristalsis and muscle tone decrease. D) all hormone levels decrease. E) peristalsis and muscle tone decrease and some hormone levels decrease.
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A. Water molecule B. Oxygen atom C. Hydrogen atom D. Hydrogen bond E. Polar covalent bond
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A. teloaxons. B. neurolemmocytes. C. dendrites. D. telodendria. E. collateral axons.